When they say "nightclub", we're thinking they meant "Ybor City strip club"... and when they say "purse", they probably meant "$150 Chinese Louis Vuitton knockoff".
From TSN.ca:
The Tampa Tribune is reporting that Montreal Canadiens defensemen Ryan O'Byrne and forward Tom Kostopoulos were arrested outside of Tampa nightclub early Monday morning.
O'Byrne is accused of stealing a women's purse, while Kostopoulos is accused of resisting an officer.
The incident began when a woman notified the bar's security officers that her purse was missing. The security officers noticed O'Byrne holding the purse and the women's cellphone outside the bar.
According to the report, O'Byrne told the officers that the purse belonged to his girlfriend, but police determined it belonged to the woman.
"Several associates, who were identified as National Hockey League players/members, crowded around the officers and police car," the police report states. "They were told numerous times to get away from the police car and not to interfere."
O'Byrne was charged with grand theft and Kostopoulos was charged with resisting the officers.
O'Byrne's bail was set at $2,000 and Kostopoulos' was set at $500 - both have been released.
The Canadiens are scheduled to play the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday night.
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